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I CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. It has lieen suggested to card a race at the Fair Grounds for horses twelve years olel and over, which would bring together such old-timers as Prince of Castile, Itudweiser, Wap and Sig. There are twenty horses in the Itevcrwyck Stable at Louisville in charge of trainer Ziegler and all are said to be wintering well. The Derby e-andi-dates in the stable arc Top o the Wave and Crack ODay. Miller Henderson is likely to wake up some morning anil find himself horseless, so relentless have- the haltermen been after his horses at the Fair Grounds. Millers racers have been grabbed right and left out of the sidling races. Mikifula was his most recent losv. The "fretting privilege" at the race track is much sought nowadays ifcMe the recent shakeup in the stakeholders ranks. Many of those who were dreqiped ;lre surprised that the track is running just the same, eviii though thiy are not working; but tin sp.it continues to roll merrily on. — New Orleans Times-Picayune. Dr. S. I. Tate, the well-known turfman of Ouk-lanel. and his family are in San Diego for a short stay. Dr. Tate- is a member of the Golden Gate Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the organization that is attempting to have a pari-mutuel bill passed in the California legislature. He is enjoying the races at Tijuana. Two local horsemen. "Ball" Biley and "Hilly" Bernharelt. are planning a match ace betweti two of their color bearers. Biley owns the sprinter Old Grandad, while Bernhardt owns Watch Your St p. It is siid that the winner will take both horses, .ml some- have- been unkind enough to remark that the- loser will be a happy man. In fait, some "string ana" work is looked for. — New Or-1 -ails Thai I Iie ayuiie. Moody Trowbrielge. eif Detroit. Mich., owner of Wolfs Baths and until recently the owner of Mor-ristown. which is racing at Havana. Cuba, was among the recent arrivals at NiW Orleans. He came direct from his homo, and will remain th re tue rest of the winter. Moody always waits until winter to take his vacation, and he always .spends it in the Crescent City. He expects to gather i|iiite a stable of horses to race in Kentucky and Canada during the coming spring and summer season. John W. Schorr has quoted to a prospective buyer §20,000 as the price he will take for his three -year-old colt Cudgel by Broomstick — Eugenia Burch. This colt shewed high -class form in the fall of BUI., ami he is ,„„■ ,.f the Harry Payne Whitic-.v bead racers. He is extensively entered in the stakes iu the north and east next summer, and no doubt will more than hold his own. esae cially in races over a elistanee of ground. Mr. Schorr lias received word from George Land, his trainer, that all his horses at Douglas lark are I looking spat and spun. |
